Wool Alliance for Social Agency
Research of the variety of cultural systems associated with wool
image: Lois Weinberger, Field Work, 2010 I have an obsession with maps, and whilst tracing my journey with the shepherds in the Drome, I saw a landscape where the lines and dashes, elevations and points of interest came off the page as they intermingled with my memories of conversations, sheep messing about, dogs running to …
Today, I found an article by Michele Nori, aligning to my thoughts on migration and shepherds entitled: 'Migrant Shepherds: Opportunities and Challenges for Mediterranean Pastoralism' by Michele Nori. found in the Journal of Alpine Research, Journal of Alpine Research | Revue de géographie alpine, 105-4 | 2017, Varia 2017. for the full article under the …
In July, 2018, I ventured to the Asturias, Spain to join a week of production with Inland, a collective 'dedicated to agricultural, social and cultural production, and a collaborative agency'. (quote taken directly from the website: http://www.inland.org) Inland 'advises as a consultant for the European Union Commission on the use of art for rural development …
I collected the plants sheep were eating as we made our way up the Drôme mountains in France. Knowing nothing about their appetites, I built up a flower menu during the walk. I also needed a way to communicate without the language barrier. These shepherds speak a French with a dialect, and with my grade …
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